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Planted 2023

World Bee Day 2023

We all know bees are responsible for pollinating many of the world's food crops, yet they continue to face numerous threats including habitat loss, disease, pesticide use that overall nightmare for all of us, climate change.

According to a United Nations report, over 40 per cent of insect pollinators, including bees, are at risk of extinction in the next two decades.

Plant Based Treaty comes to Brighton

The Plant Based Treaty, a global campaign tackling climate change, arrives in Brighton on Saturday April 29th to present a series of panels and discussions aimed at initiating action to help mitigate the climate crisis. And key to its drive is to encourage us to switchi to plant-based food systems as a matter of urgency.

Handmade in Chelsea

History made easy: warmth and minimalism in Catalonia house refurb

This house is called Ca l'Andreu and it had fallen into a poor state after an eco tourism venture failed to work. But the family who took it on were very aware of its cultural importance in the context of Catalan architectural history and wanted it restored as a solid dwelling where they could live comfortably but without the trappings of modern luxury living - they didn't want it turned into a marble-clad villa. Quite the reverse in fact, they wanted it to be simple, clean and minimal.

woman&home Christmas LIVE

Head to woman&home Christmas LIVE for a massive dose of festive fun and inspiration.

In partnership with No7, woman&home Christmas LIVE will give you great ideas as well as seasonal creative demonstrations alongside food and drink tastings, complimentary beauty treatments, and festive fashion looks and crafts.

Tree house holidays

Treehouses have been having more than a moment... they seen to on everyone's wishlist -  no doubt because they offer a sense of magic and adventure while being in and at one with la belle nature.

For francophiles who want an eco holiday with comfort and elegance, Orion Tree Houses could be the answer. It's a B&B guest-house resort in the delightful valley of the medieval village of Saint-Paul de Vence. Enjoy cosy cabin living, while the gardens are very beautiful, with a natural pool for swimming.

Eco dates for the diary 2022

OCTOBER 2022
This month is Unblocktober, a national campaign and awareness month to encourage the great British public to consider the health of our drains, sewers, rivers and seas. We all know about icebergs, but this campaign turns the focus to fatbergs. It’s a time to think about what we pour down our sinks or flush down our toilets.

Cacao: whole fruit chocolate

E waste - get rid of it correctly

Most of us replace our mobile phones every 2-3 years - but what do we do with our old one?  Let it gather dust in a cupboard?

We're continually updating our tech, which generates more than 50m tonnes of e-waste globally. Yet only 20 per cent of this is recycled, which means tons of increasingly rare precious minerals, such as copper, tellurium, lithium, cobalt, manganese and tungsten, are winding up in landfill sites.

Tech recycling specialists Envirofone say there are key common misconceptions many of us have surrounding recycling our E-waste.

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